The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-05-21

railroad at Wilcox, Wednesday night, was
deaf and dumb. He may recover.
Building material men Of Orlando say
that business in their line is at least so per
cent better than it was at this season last
| year.
The steamer Hercules, that went ashore
at Fernandina Thursday, had on borrd l.
! 900 tons Of iron for the Florida Midland
road.
The Standard Oil Company has made
arrangements with Charles Carter to erect
two handsome residences near Lake Lucerne
at Orlando.
Green corn Soc. per dozen, tomatoes 10
1-2c. per quart, and peento peaches 20c. per
dozen, are the prices prevailing in the city
market at Orlando.
Altoona is to have a new paper. 1t will
be independent in politics. E. D. Oslin will
be in charge Of the editorial department and
+. j. Hinson publisher.
Mr. Frank Taylor has purchased the Vir-
GINA House, and about June l will put a
force of carpenters upon it and have ii thor
oughly overhauled and remodeled.
z. Morrison, of Hawthorn, has nearly
forty acres of as fine corn on his hummock
place as can be seen in Florida Some Of it
Is eight feet high and not in tassel yet.
P w. Lowndes has purchased the lot at
the corner of Magnolia avenue and Shelby
street, Orlando, and contemplates erecting
a handsome residence upon it at an early
date.
The Arcade hotel, at Orlando, has changed
management, John Bresnan, its owner,
assuming full charge, and Mr.. Peace, who
has been running it since the absence of Mr.
Cregan, retiring.
Peaches are getting ripe, and the market
lNo x1.lt h.
The crop this year is a heavy one and will
bring considerable money to the lucky
growers.
The Anthony graded school, in charge of
Prof. c. II. Leonard, will close its spring
term with a public examination on May
30-31 The pupils will be treated to picnic
on the last day.
Last Sunday at Highland Park the Prim-
tive Baptists observed the impressive foot
washing ceremony, to commemorate that
important event when Jesus Christ washed
and anointed the feet of his disciples.
During the last three weeks G.. w. Papot
has sold over 203, 900 shingles for buildings
in Orlando and vicinity. This is the largest
business he has ever done in this line during
| his business career in Orlando.
Emma McNulty, the woman who was
accidentally shot in the abdomen at Palatka
on Sunday morning last, after lingering
until shutdown Wednesday, died. and was
buried at the expense of the county.
Union TilliS has returned from California
and is now at Lake City to stand his trial
for the killing of Parker Adams year ago,
| which killing he claims was done in self
| defense.
Apopka Citizen: The colored man re-
Gently knocked in the head by another Of
| his color, near Grasmere, is dead The
| foupdarar ia eti1I at 1aroa and NO affo7.t IN
our knowledge, is being made to capture
| him.
| The people of Plant City are rejoicing
greatly over the completion of the Florida
Railway and Navigation to their city. They
regard it as the harbinger of a marvellous
prosperity to their section, which it will
doubtless prove.
William Grimmouth won a wager of $50
at Deadwood the other day by hitching his
horse to 500 foot rope attached to a sled
on which was loaded lot of powders
weighing 1000 pounds. The animal pulled
the load four feet.
Lime in an immense quantity and of O
very excellent quality has recently been dis
covered on the farm of j. Stranathan, q
mile or two from Anthony. Chemists have
examined this lime and have pronounced il
first-rate. Works for its manufacture are
mentioned as the next consideration.
The Kelsey plum is creating considerable
excitement in Sorrento. s. g. Matlack has
a little tree which has been set out one
year, that is quite full of fruit, At A. S.
Matlack's yard can be found tree set out
two years ago, which holds thirty-one large
plums, and visitors are frequently seen ex-
aiming and commenting upon it.
Thursday an accident happened on the
Florida Railway and Navigation road be
tween Lake City and Mt Carrie. A freight
train was running along at the usual rate
of speed when journal under a lumber
car becoming overheated was twisted off
causing that car and three others to bt
smashed up. A colored man by the name
of Mark Preston unfortunately had one OF
his knees badly injured.
The trustees of the Presbyterian church
of Orlando have purchased the lot on the
southeast corner of Main and Church streets
just opposite Fl. Fl. Berry's shop, and will
erect handsome brick church on the same
at an early date. The lot fronts 1877 feet Oh
Church street and $50 feet on Main street
and is quite a desirable location. The
grounds will be cleared up in few day:
preparatory for the commencement of worl
on the building which will be begun as soor
as the church raises sufficient funds to de
fray all expenses
The orange growers at Hawthorne are
ag1tating the getting up of monster petit
ton to the Florida Representatives urging
them to work for a tariff OF 81 per box OIL
foreign fruit, and if they can get no salts
faction or comfort from them to get up 6
larger one and send it to Hon. Samuel j
Randall, declaring sympathy and strong in
dorsement of his protective ideas, and re
questing that he apply his practical business
ideas to Floridas interests and secure fol
them the above tariff.
A party of young ladies were bathing IL
the lake at Melrose Wednesday, and Mis-.
Fletcher and Miss Giles got beyond theil
depth. Miss Fletcher, beautiful girl of II
was drowned, and Miss Giles was resusci
tated after two hours of hard work. Mis-
Fletcher was most excellent girl and her
death coming so suddenly casts a gloom oveI
a wide circle of friends The heartfelt sym
pathies OF many friends go out to the be
reaved family, who had right to love anc
be proud of noble girl just budded int
lair womanhood.
Jacksonville NeUs: From the present
ferry landing to point about 700 feet TO
wards Grassy Point is located the mil
property recently purchased by Mr.. Flag
Ter His piece of land runs back about so
1 foot at,It a ,. 4 i Al. AZ